Argentina vs El Salvador: Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture
Argentina
12,175 metric tons
in 2024
El Salvador
11,868 metric tons
in 2024
Argentina rank
79th
El Salvador rank
82nd
Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture over time
- Argentina
- El Salvador
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 12,175 metric tons against 11,868 metric tons in El Salvador, a difference of 307 metric tons.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Argentina ranks 79th and El Salvador ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 5.1 metric tons | Argentina |
| 1970s | 42.9 metric tons | 0 metric tons | 42.9 metric tons | Argentina |
| 1980s | 215.7 metric tons | 366.5 metric tons | 150.8 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 889 metric tons | 517.8 metric tons | 371.2 metric tons | Argentina |
| 2000s | 2,090 metric tons | 2,197 metric tons | 107.38 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,334 metric tons | 6,623 metric tons | 3,289 metric tons | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5,897 metric tons | 11,746 metric tons | 5,849 metric tons | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, Argentina or El Salvador?
- Argentina, at 12,175 metric tons against 11,868 metric tons in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture between Argentina and El Salvador?
- 307 metric tons, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and El Salvador?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and El Salvador rank globally for seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture?
- Argentina ranks 79th and El Salvador ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Aquaculture means raising fish and other seafood — including molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants — in farms. Capture fishery production is how much wild fish is caught, whether for commercial, industrial, recreational, or subsistence use.